Salvador Dalí
Master surrealist, Persistence of Memory
Most quoted
"The fact that I myself, at the moment of painting, do not understand my own pictures, does not mean that these pictures have no meaning; on the contrary, their meaning is so profound, complex, coherent, and involuntary that it escapes the most simple analysis of rational intuition."
— from The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí
"The fact that I myself, at the moment of painting, do not understand my own pictures, does not mean that these pictures have no meaning; on the contrary, their meaning is so profound, complex, coherent, and involuntary that it escapes the most simple analysis of logical intuition."
— from The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí
"I am painting pictures which make me die for joy, I am creating with an absolute naturalness, without the slightest aesthetic concern, I am making things that inspire me with a profound emotion and I am trying to paint them honestly."
— from Letter to André Breton, 1929
All quotes by Salvador Dalí (305)
I have discovered the secret of the universe. I have discovered the secret of life. I have discovered the secret of everything.
The only thing I love more than money is Dalí.
The only thing that matters is to be Dalí.
I am not a Surrealist. I am Surrealism.
The only thing that separates me from a madman is that I am not mad.
I am the greatest genius of the 20th century.
The only thing that is constant is change.
I am a living work of art.
The only thing that matters is to be unique.
I am the king of the world.
The only thing that is real is the imagination.
I am the greatest artist in the world.
The only thing that is important is to be Dalí.
I am a god.
I have discovered the secret of my genius. It is that I am always sincere.
Gala is my only muse, my only inspiration, my only love. She is my life.
I am a genius, and I am not afraid to admit it.
I am a surrealist, but I am also a realist. I paint what I see, but I also paint what I dream.
The world is a stage, and I am the star.
I am not a painter. I am a prophet.
Contemporaries of Salvador Dalí
Other Visual Artss born within 50 years of Salvador Dalí (1904–1989).